1ST JUSTCALL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04975678 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£106.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £106,703
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£107k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£733k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £106.7k | £106.7k |
| Current assets | £733.2k | £733.2k |
| Net assets | £106.7k | £106.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-11-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST JUSTCALL LIMITED
- 2003-11-25➕SNOOKS, Sharron Georgina appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-25➕SNOOKS, John Mclure appointeddirector
- 2003-11-25➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-25➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Mclure Snooks Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST CLASS LINES LTD→ 15268086 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 222TRIO LTD→ 13147439 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 24-7 FLY SERVICES LTD→ 16344108 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 247 TAXI CABS LTD→ 16941638 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2GO TRANSPORT LTD→ 16148265 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3 JAY’S TRANSPORT LTD→ 15827969 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 43 LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 15102095 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 444 LTD→ 11995019 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| 4STRANS LTD→ 16551707 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219
Registered office
Unit 8 Elms Industrial Estate
Church Road
Harold Wood
Essex
RM3 0JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SNOOKS, Sharron Georgina→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-11-25
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SNOOKS, John Mclure→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 13/11/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 10/06/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-06